Insecticide container



May 27, 1930. J. Pl HORN INSECTICIDE CONTAINER Filed Feb} 21, 1928 INVENTOR. John PHorn,

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Patented May 27, 1930 I entree stares rATaNr oFFICE JOH P. HOR F LANcAsTEn, PENNSYLVANIA INSEGTICIDE CONTAINER Application filed February 21, 1928. Serial No. 256,018.

. it plicable, and the primary object of theinvention is to provide, in amanner as hereinafter set forth, meanswhereby an insecticide or vermin repellent may be housed within the article of furniture in such'a way as to be obscured from view and not interfere withany of the operative parts of the furniture, and yet. which will permit of the fumes'passing therefrom throughout the article of furniture so as to repel vermin to prevent their lodging upon or gaining access to the interior of the article.

A further object of theinvention isto provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a container including a flexible body portion maintained extended by an insecticide or vermin repellent and constructed and arranged whereby air currents are caused to pass therethrough on the compression and reaction of the seat of thechair or other resiliently sup 3e ported part of an article of furniture, thereby carrying the emanations from the insecticide substance into contact with the upholstered material when one occupies the seat and rises therefrom under such conditions acting to prevent vermin lodging upon or gaining ac cess to the interior of the article.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a flexible insecticide container having means to permit of it being conveniently secured to the article of furniture and further including means to retain the insecticide or vermin repellent therein and with said means coni structed for the supply of air to the container.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an insecticide container for the purpose referred to and which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, thoroughly efficient in its use, readily assembled,

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With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangeinet of parts as hereinafterv more specifically de scribed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope ofth-e claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of an upbolstered chair showing the adaptation therewith of an insecticide container in accordance with this invention.

' Figure 2 is atop plan view of the bottom of the chair showing the position of the insecticide container with respect thereto.

3 is a perspective view of the con tainer.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4ll Figure 1, Figure 5 isa section on line 55 Figure 1. The disinfectant container is installed at the bottomef any form of'npholstered furniture, and by way of example is illustrated in connection with the bottom of a convens0 tional arm chair of the upholstered type.

Referring to the drawingsa chair is generally indicated at 1, andincludes a seat frame 2, a back 3, a pair of arms 4, only one of which is shown, an upholstered seat portion 5,supportingsprings 6 for the seat portion 5, legs 7 a flexible closure 8 secured to the bottom of the seat frame 2 and provided with an opening 9 for the passage of the disinfectant or insecticide container, springs 10 arranged in the back 3, and with the rear bar of the seat frame indicated at 1 1. The opening 9 is arranged in proximity to the rear bar 11.

The container comprises a fiat eXtendible body portion in the form of a bag, constructed from flexible material, preferably canvas and consisting of two like perforated flat sections 12, 13. The sections 12, 13 are of semi-oval contour and have the inner end and side marginal portions secured t gether by a row of stitching to provide the body ortion of bag like form. The perforations in each of the sections of the body portion are indicated at 15. At the flexible body portion at its mouth or open end 16 is formed a laterally extending outturned part or flange 17 for attachment by the stitching 18 to a flexible rectangular coupling plate 19, constructed from any suitable material, preferably leather, and provided with a lengtl wise extending slot 20 coextensive with the mouth of and having the edges thereof registering with the inner face of the body portion. The plate 19 is of greater length than the width of the sections 12, 13. The body portion can be connected to the coupling plate 19' other than by the stitching 17. The body portion is extended upwardly through the opening 9 and supports an insecticide above the bottom 8 within the chair. The perforations in the body portion permit of the assage of air therethrough and also for t e air to contact with the insecticide. The plate 19 is secured to the flexible clo sure 8' by any suitable means and positioned against the lower face of the closure 8.

The plate 19 in proximity to one side thereof is formed with a plurality of fastener sections or members of the male type, as indicated at 21 and which are adapted to ena e a corres ondin number of fastener seco b g tions or members 22 of the female type. The members 22 are carried at one side of a rectangular hinged flap 23, and the members 21 are adapted to extend through the flap 23 and engage'in the members 22 for detachably connecting the said side of the flap 23 against the plate 19. The fastener members are of the snap type. The flap 23 is hinged at its other side, as at 24 to the outer face of the plate 19 and acts asaclosure for the slot and the mouth of the body portion when the fastener members or sections are interengaged with each other. The flap 23 is provided with a series of eyelets 25 constituting air inlets for the body portion, and is of less length and width than that of the plate 19.

Arranged within the body portion is a block of, insecticide or Vermin repelling material 26.

It is thought the many advantages of an co-extensive with its open end with an outwardly directed, right angularly disposed, flanged portion, a flexible coupling plate secured against the outer face of said portion, extending laterally therefrom and formed with a slot having the wall thereof registering with the inner face of the body portion at the open end of the latter, a closure for said slot hinged at one side thereof against the outer face of said plate in proximity to one side edge of the latter and formed with spaced intake openings adapted to register with said slots, and said closure and plate having fixed, coacting interengaging means for detachably connecting the other side of the closure to the other side of the plate.

2. A container for the purpose set forth comprising an extendible, flexible body portion for receiving an insecticide and open at one end, said body portion provided with perforations and being laterally flanged at the open end thereof, a coupling plate socured to the flange of the body portion and formed with a slot having the wall thereof opposing-the inner face of the body portion at the open end of the'la'tter, a closure for said slot hinged against the outer face of said plate and formed with spaced intake openings adapted to register with said slots, and said closure and plate having fixed coactin'g interengaging means for detachably connectin g the slots throughout in abutting relation to the outer face of the plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature hereto.

JOHN P. HORN.

insecticide container, in accordance with this invention and, for the pur' ose, set forth, can be readily understood, an although the preferredembodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction can behad which will fall within th ,scope of the invention as claimed.

lNliatI claim is p 1. A container for the pur ose set forth comprising an extendible, flexible body portitiii for receiving aninsecticide'and having one eii d open, 'saidbody portion being provided with perforations and further formed 

